Nigeria’s perfect para powerlifting Commonwealth Games record was ended when two of their athletes were disqualified for turning up late for an event won by England’s Zoe Newson. Tokyo Paralympic champion Latifat Tijani and Onyinyechi Mark were among the favourites to win women’s lightweight gold at Birmingham 2022. Zoe Newson (right) celebrates her para powerlifting gold medal with silver medallist and England teammate Olivia Broome (right) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games (Bradley Collyer/PA)“You have to trust your own people when they tell you this, and this is not the first time. It was an English one-two in the Women's Lightweight Para Powerlifting Final. “I think I found out they had been disqualified about half an hour before the start,” said Newson, 30, who won Commonwealth bronze on the Gold Coast four years ago.

Source: The Guardian August 04, 2022 18:33 UTC